Molluscs › Lottiid Limpets
Rough Limpet
Lottia scabra
4,633 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 4,633 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Fingered LimpetLottia digitalis
Lottia conus
Shield LimpetLottia pelta
Southern Finger LimpetLottia austrodigitalis
Owl LimpetLottia gigantea
Common European LimpetPatella vulgata
Siphonaria maura
Plate LimpetLottia scutum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,520 |
|---|---|
| California | 2,502 |
| Oregon | 10 |
| Canada | 6 |
| Washington | 6 |
| British Columbia | 6 |
| Nevada | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Nacellida |
| Family | Lottiid Limpets · Lottiidae |
| Genus | Lottia Limpets · Lottia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Rough Limpet with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.